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APTS Statement on Election of Greg Walden to Chairman of House Committee on Energy and Commerce
12/02/16
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APTS Statement on the Passing of Gwen Ifill
11/14/16
Patrick Butler, APTS president and CEO, made the following statement on the passing of Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour. -
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APTS Statement on the Passing of Sabrina Fair Thomas
11/08/16
Patrick Butler, APTS president and CEO, made the following statement on the passing of Sabrina Faith Thomas, general manager of KLCS-TV -
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APTS Statement on the Passing of Allen Weatherly
11/08/16
Patrick Butler, APTS president and CEO, made the following statement on the passing of Allen Weatherly, executive director of the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) -
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APTS Commends Public Broadcasting Stations and Emergency Services For Today’s Successful Great California ShakeOut
10/20/16
APTS commended public broadcasting stations and emergency services for today's successful Great California ShakeOut, which tested the emergency alert system and helped Californians get prepared and stay safe in the event of an earthquake. -
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APTS Statement on Public Safety MOA with DHS
10/06/16
APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today on the public safety partnership between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate. -
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APTS Statement on the FCC's Draft Plan For Post-Auction Repacking
09/30/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) draft plan for post-auction repacking. -
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APTS Statement on the Passing of Steve LaTourette
08/04/16
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of America's Public Television Stations (APTS), made the following statement today on the passing of Steve LaTourette. -
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APTS Commends the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for Providing Significant Funding for Public Broadcasting
07/14/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for recommending significant funding for public broadcasting. -
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APTS Commends the House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee for Providing Funding for Public Broadcasting
07/07/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Education) Subcommittee for recommending significant funding for public broadcasting. -
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APTS Commends The Senate Appropriations Committee For Providing Full Funding For Public Broadcasting
06/09/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for providing full funding for public broadcasting -
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Coalition Files FCC Petition for Voluntary Use of New Broadcast TV Transmission Standard
04/14/16
On April 13, 2016, a broad coalition of consumer technology companies, commercial and public television stations and public safety advocates today filed a joint petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requesting local television stations and television receiver manufacturers be permitted to adopt a new over-the-air broadcast transmission standard on a voluntary, market-driven basis. -
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Celebrate National Volunteer Week
04/07/16
National Friends of Public Broadcasting, along with America's Public Television Stations (APTS), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), PBS and Protect My Public Media, will recognize the dedication and accomplishments of public media volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 10-16, 2016. -
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APTS Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award To Pennsylvania Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
04/01/16
APTS today presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA). -
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APTS Presents 2016 National Advocacy Award To Jamie Waste, Executive Director, Alaska Public Broadcasting
02/23/16
APTS today presented the 2016 National Advocacy Award to Jamie Waste, Executive Director, Alaska Public Broadcasting, for his exceptional efforts in furthering public television's legislative goals and marshalling grassroots support for public broadcasting.
